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慢易生忧 — “Carelessness”

慢易生忧 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Carelessness”. Negligence, or an overly relaxed approach inevitably leads to mistakes or troubles, causing distress and worry. Literally, “Carelessness easily produces worry”.

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慢易生忧 Pronunciation and Pinyin

慢易生忧 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
慢
màn14slow, unhurried
易
yì8easy, change, or trade
生
shēng5to be born, grow, or live
忧
yōu7to worry or be anxious

Example Sentence with 慢易生忧

他在处理事情上总是慢易生忧,结果耽误了整个团队的进度。
He always takes a careless approach when handling things, which often causes trouble and delays the entire team's progress.

Idioms Related to 慢易生忧

More idioms starting with 慢

  • màn慢shēng声xì细yǔ语speak softly and gently
  • màn慢gōng工chū出xì细huó活Slow work yields quality products
  • màn慢man慢tūn吞tūn吞slow and sluggish
  • màn慢màn慢téng腾téng腾moving slowly and sluggishly
  • màn慢tiáo条sī丝lǐ礼slowly and methodically
  • màn慢tiáo条sī厮lǐ礼slowly and methodically
  • màn慢tiáo条sī斯lǐ理slow and deliberate
  • màn慢tiáo条sī斯lǐ礼slowly, methodically, and composedly
  • màn慢téng腾sī斯lǐ礼unhurried and deliberate
  • màn慢cáng藏huì诲dào盗Careless storage invites theft

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Questions about 慢易生忧

What does 慢易生忧 mean?

慢易生忧 (màn yì shēng yōu) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Carelessness”.

How do you pronounce 慢易生忧?

慢易生忧 is pronounced màn yì shēng yōu in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 慢易生忧 literally mean?

Literally, 慢易生忧 means “Carelessness easily produces worry”. It is used to mean “Carelessness”.

What is the Chinese definition of 慢易生忧?

慢:疏慢;易:轻易;忧:忧愁。疏慢轻易必然坏事,因而产生忧愁。

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